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A-PDF MERGER DEMO SelectReadings Linda ee OXTORD I]NIVERSITY PRESS OXTORD TINTVERSITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PRESS 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 USA Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP England Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbu| Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur MacLri,cLMelbout"ne Meri,co City Mumbai Nairobi Sao Paulo Shanghai, Singapore Tai,pei, Tokyo Toronto and an associated, company,in Berlin OXFORD is a trademark of Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-437700-8 Copyright @ 2002 Oxford University Press Library Data of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Lee Linda 1950Select Readings-Pre-Intermediate and Erik Gundersen p/cm / by Linda Lee rsBN0-r9-437700-8 English language-Textbooks for foreign speakers Readers I Gundersen, Erik II Title P81t2&L4262002 4286'4-d,c2I 00-029125 No unauthorized photocopying A-ll rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Oxford University Press This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser Select Readi,ng s-Pre- Intermediate Editorial Development, Project Management, and Production: Marblehead House, Inc Assistant Editor: Phebe Szatmari Designer: Susan Brorein Production Manager: Shanta Persaud Production Coordinator: Eve Wong Composition & Prepress Sewices: Compset, Inc Cover design: Tom Hawley, Hawley Design Cover photo: Yu Jun-Chin/Top Photo Corp.,IHenry Westheim Photography Printing(Iastdigit):10 Printed in China I I The publishers would like to thank the to reproduce following for their permission excerpts: texl "Mika's Homestay in London," "CeIl Phones: Hang Up or Keep Talking," and "How Safe Is Nuclear Power?" adapted with permission from Mini-World Magazine "How to be a Successful Businessperson" adapted with permissionftom TTLzWaIl Street Joutm,al Eastern Edition [Staff produced copy only] by Jeffrey A Tarurenbaum Copp'ight 1996 by DOWJONES & CO INC Reproduced with permission of DOW JONES & CO INC in the format Textbook via Copytight Clearance Center "Tonic Water, Please" adapted from an article by Tetsuya Saruhashi Used with permission from the author "The Ghost Pilot" reproduced with permission from Dorling Kindersley, Ltd "Helping Others" adapted with permission from Habitat for Humanity International, based on the article "Helping Others Sends Concrete Message" that appeared in the AprilMay 2000 issue of Habitat World "Vanessa-Mae: A 21st Century Musican" adapted with permission from Weigl Educational Publishers Limited "A Day in the Life of a Freshman" adapted with permission from the author "Great Places to Visit" adapted with permission from National Geographic Taiwan Studio photography by: Rick Ashley Location photogtaphy by: Rick Ashley and Adam Brown The publisher would like to thank the following Jor their permission to reproduce photographs: Prof Joseph Jacobson: @Webb Chapelle, 1995-1999; Kazi Food portrait: Adam Brown/winstonwest.com; Lockheed 1011 jet courtesy of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company; nuclear power plant: www.comstock.com; Taroko Gorge and HighwayORon Watts/CORBIS; Ttail in Bamboo Forest@Ron Watts/CORBIS; General Electric Console Television@Schenectadv Museum, Hall of Electrical History Foundation/CORBIS; National Palace Museum in TaipeiOKevin R Morris/CORBIS; Vanessa-Mae Holding Her ViolinOS.I.N /CORBIS; Vendor Sells to Baseball Fans@Kelly-Mooney Photography/CORBIS; Pedestrians Crowding a StreetOMacduff Everton/CORBIS; Baseball Fans in Fukuoka Stadium@Michael S Yamashita,rCORBIS; Diners Eat at Night Market in Taiwan;@Michael S Yamashita./CORBIS; photo of Mariko Asano courtesy of Habitat World Magazine; Beach at Lan YuOYu JunChin rTop Photo Corp.Alenry Westheim Photography; Reactor Core and Cooling PoolOYann ArthusBertrand/CORBIS; Yami hair danceOCheng Chi Hai,/Top Photo Corp.,lHenry Westheim Photography Many tharrks to Zubair Kazi and Chris Scanlan of Kazi Foods for their help with the photo of Mr Kazi in Chapter and to George Cary and the staff of Finz Restaurant in Salem, Massachusetts for their cooperation in setting up the photograph for Chapter Dictionary definitions adapted from the Oxford American Wordpower Dictionary A A A AA AAAA Acknowledgments The publisher would like to thank the following teacherswhose comments,reviews and assistancewere instrumental in the developmentof SelectRead"ings: Ann Mei-YuChang Ann-Marie Hadzima Beatrice Hsiao-TsuiYang Brett Rey'nolds Chia-YiSun Chi-FanLin Ching-KangLiu Christine Chen-JuChen Christopher E Cuadro Chuan-TaChao Colin Gullbery David W.Y.Dai DouglasI-Ping Ho Ellen Margaret Head Florence Yi-Hui Chiou FrancesJ Shiobara pqjiko Sano Greg Stinnett Hideaki Narita Hsiu-ChiehChen Hyun-WooLee JessicaHsin-Hwa Chen Jong-Bok Kim Jong-YurlYoon Joyce Yu-HuaLee Kabyong Park Kozuko Unosawa Kun-IiangChuang Maggie Sokolik Makoto Shimizu Maureen Chiu-YuTseng Meredith Pike-Baky MoasungLin Monica Li-Feng Kuo Patricia Pei-ChunChe Paul Cameron Pei-YinLu Peng-HsiangChen Richard Solomons Robin Cheng-HsingTsai Russell Lefko Sherry Hsin-YingLi Stella Wen-HuiLi StephenMendenhall StephenSlater StevenDonald SusanShu-HuaChou Tsuh-LaiHuang Won Park Ying-ChienChang Yu-ChenHsu The authors would like to thank the following OUP staff for their support and assistancein the developmentof SelectReadings: Chris Balderston Julia Chang Tina Chen Coco Cheng Ted Yoshioka JJ Lee ChangOh Lim Hannah Lee Kevin Park Paul RileY Sumio Takiguchi Alison Kane AYaIwamura Special thanks to Marblehead House and Chris Foley for all of your insights, guidance,and suggestionsfor changethroughout the editorial process.Working with you has been a great pleasure lll Contents troduction Chapter aiii I Are You Getting Enough Sfeep? | "Who,thappens if Eou don't get enough sleep? Randy Gardner, a high school stud,ent in the United, States, wanted, tofind out." Chapter MikaSHomestayin London 1| "'What d,ogou u:antfor your 19'kbirthdag?' my parents asked,rne 'A ring,' I replied Howeuer, i,nstead of a Nng, mg pa,rents gaue nl,ea one-nlonth homestaE i,n London." Chapter The Book of the Future 22 Chapter + How to Be a Successful Businessperson 32 Chapter +3 'WCll books in thefuture be simil,o,r to the booksgou can buy todag? The ansusr to thnt questi,on,is no." uHere's a story about one successful busi,nessperson.He sta,rted,out utashing d,ishes and, tod,ay he ouns 768 restaurants." TonicWater;Please "Dtr,ri,ngm,Efirstmonths in Catmdn, I didn't hnue a lnt of trouble und,erstanding peopl,e Unfortunatelg, hntnuuer, Carlad,iuxls couldtt't alw ay s unfl,erstand, ma " Chapter CelfPhones:Hang Up or KeepTalking? 5+ "Whai is it that makes mobi.tephones Ttotentially haltnful? The answer is radiation." Chapter The Ghost Pilot "Theflight attendantleaned down to speak to the man but he ignored her Thert, as she touched his arm, he slouly faded aru;ay,lea,aing onlg an emptA seat." iv 65 Chapter I HelpingOthers 75 "On the Lastday, all of us stood inside o,roon1, we had built in just a week,feeling a sense of fulfillment." Chapter I BaseballFansAround the World 85 "Taitnanesefans often gell'Charge!' to ercite the baseballplayers." A 2l " CenturyMusician Chapter I O Vanessa-Mae: 96 "By the ti,me she uas twelue, Vanessa-Mae had plaged with orchestras all oaer the world as a soloist." Chapter | | How Safels'NuclearPower? lO7 "SuTtporters of nuclear eTLergAsa,g it is a necessary source of power This i,s especiallE true in countries like Japan, which depends on nuclear energy for about 35o/oof i,ts g)o?rer." Chapter 12 Loveat FirstSight | |6 "It lnas loue atfirst sight It's always erciti,ng to hear those words But d,opeople reallg beli,eaei,n Ioae atfi,rst sight?" Chapter | ADay in the Lifeof a Freshman 127 "I get ugt about seaen o'clock in the motning Since my fdend,s and, I haue a group bli,nd date toni,ght, I take ertra time to look my best." Chapter t GreatPlacesto Visit | 38 Each montlt National Geographic Magazine asks one of its editors: What are the bestplaces to uisit in your area of the world? 164 s frregular rbs 168 v Scopeand Sequence Readi ntent iu Building Vocabularg cus Chapter I The Using context Learning Are You Getting importance clues words in Understanding the present Enough Sleep? ofsleep context perfect and simple past Chapter Studying in Understanding Keeping a Giving reasons Mika3 an English- words with vocabulary withbecause log andsince Using Using compound comparative nouns forrns of Homestay speaking more than one in London country meaning Chapter Technologrfor Previewing The Book of future books the Future adjectives Chapter How to Be a Successful Building a successful business Making Making aword Using inferences form chart infinitives Understanding prefixes ideas with Businessperson Chapter Commr.rnicating Scanning Tonic Water, in aforeign Please language Connecting and, but, and howeuer Chapter Understanding Expressing the difference certainty and Understanding what pronouns Hang Up or between facts uncertainty referto Keep Talking? and opinions Leaming IJsingmust synonyrns haae + past participle Cell Phones: Chapter TheGhostPilot vl The dangers of cell phone use Aghoststory Summarizing Scopeand Sequence Chapter Volgnteering Helping Others Identilyingthe Usingprefixes: topic and main un-, im-, in-, 'Lr- idea Chapter The behavior BaseballFans ofbaseball Around the fans Making predictions Understanding gerunds Grouping Using the wordsand phrases watch, andfeel verbssee,hear, +obiect+4ng World form Chapter lO Ayoung Dealingwith Understanding Showinga Vanessa-Mae: musician's life unfamiliar suffixes contrast with although words A 2l st Century Musician Writing margin Learning word Using a verb + notes forms that cla'use Using a Using the past Love at First Asking yourself learner's continuous Sight questions dictionarY Chapter | | Nuclear power How Safe ls Nuclear Power? Chapter | Falling in love while you read Chapter t Auniversity Using context A Day in the student's life clues Life of a Understanding Expressing two-word cause and verbs effect with so + noun/a{iective Freshman + thnt Chapter 14 Great Placesto Visit Tlavel Reading Using context destinations words in to lmow if a chunks wordis anoun Understanding -ins clauses or averb vii Introduction Select Readings is a seriesof readingtexts for pre-intermediateand intermediate students of English In both books high-interest reading passagesserve as springboards for reading skills development, vocabulary building, Ianguageanalysis, and thought-provoking discussionsand writing ln Select Readings-Pre-fntermediate, the readingsaddressa wide range of fresh and engagingtopics, Iike how to be a successful businessperson,electronic books of the future, love at first sight, and baseball fans around the world onen The compl eteSelect Reading s-Pre-Intermediate includes the following components: o Student Book program o Quizzes and Answer Key This is available for downloading at w'tDw.oup.com/elt/selectreadings This easy-to-useinstructor's companion includes an answer key for all activities in the Student Book and a reproducible,one-pagequiz for eachchapter o Cassette.An accompanylngaudio cassettefeatures recordings of all of the reading passagesin the book The following principles have guided our approach throughout the developmentof Select Readings: Readers become engaged with a selection when they are asked to respond personally to its theme While comprehension questionshelp students seeif they have understood the information in a reading, discussionquestionsask students to consider the issues raisedby the passage viii Readers sharpen their reading, vocabulary-building, and language analysis skills when tasks are tied directly to the content and language of each reading passage.Select introduces students to reading skills Re ad.ing s-Pre-Intermediate such as previewing and making inferences,to vocabulary-building strategiessuch as learning synonymsand keeping a vocabulary log, and to languagestudy topics such as using infinitives and giving reasonswithbecauseand si,nce Good readers make good writers Readinghelps students develop writing skills, while writing experiencehelps students become better readers Background knowledge plays an important role in reading comprehension An imporbantgoal of Select Read'ings is to illustrate how thinking in advanceabout the topic of a reading prepares readers to better comprehendand interact with a text ter Oaeraiew Each chapter in Select Read,ings includes the eight sections described below Suggested time frames for covering the material are also given Opening Page (5 to 15 minutes) The purpose of this page is to draw readers into the theme and content ofthe chapter aching Suggestions: CalIstudents'attentionto the ChapterFocusbox Givethem a chanceto think aboutthe contentandskills they areaboutto study and to set their own learning goals for the chapter Ask students to identify what they see in the photo(s) or artwork on the page and guesswhat the chapter is about Have them read the quotation, restate it in their own words, and then say if they agree with it Finally, ask what connection there might be between the image(s) and the quotation Before You Read (30 to 40 minutes) Questions in many of the Before YouRead,sections ask students to reflect on their prior knowledgeof each chapter'stopic Giving studentstime to think about and discussthese questionsis an essential part of helping them activate their backgroundknowledge on each topic In Chapter4 andbeyond,the majority of.Before YouRead l x East sia 165 North erica Gulf of Mexico PACIFIC OCEAN # 200 400miles 200 400 klometers 166 Mws - 167 Present (be) arn/is/are bring buy come cut drink drive eat fly fall feel get give go grow have hear keep Iose make meet put quit read ride run see sell set sit sleep speak spend take teach tell think weax write Past was, were brought bought catne cut did drank drove ate flew feII felt got gave went grew had heard kept lost made met put quit read rode ran saw sold set sat slept spoke spent took taught told thought wore wrote | 68 Irregular Verbs Past Participle been brought bought come cut done drunk driven eaten flown fallen felt gotten given gone grown had heard kept Iost made met put quit read ridden run seen sold set sat slept spoken spent taken taught told thought worn written ; Chapter New word in context My example Example: Somesci,entiststhink that sleepl I thi,nk taking o walk helps reli,euestress helps the bodg to relieue stress I Chapter New word in context Example: Their warm welcomemad,e My example I I d,on'tfeelat easewhen I'm taking a test me feel at ea,se I 169 New word in context My example Example: It seemed,likelAthat computers I It seemsli,kelEthat we'llJi,nish this book u:ould, replace books I Chapter New word in context Example: to sauemoneuonfood I l7O VocabularyLog My example I I need,tosauemonegformg tri,pt New word in context Example: I nracticed speaking English My example I I need to practice giuing speeches I Chapter New word in context Example: My example Phone companies are wovvied I I sometimesworry about mnking a nistakc about the negati,ue pub\i,city I - 17l New word in context Example: Theman ignored,theflight My example I I don't like it uhen peopleignore me attendant I z Chapter New word in context Example: The people helped us appreciatel the nxore ualuable things in life I 172 Vocabulatry Log My example I appreciate what I haoe New word in context Example: The behaui,orof baseballfans is uery differentJrom counfu My example I My teacher hns neuer critici.zed my | behaaior in clnss to countT'!/ I z Chapter New word in context Example: She had, to concentrate on just My example I I need,to concsntrate an getiirq a jtb- one instmtme:nt I 173 Chapter New word in context Example: ThreeemploEeesaccidentallv poured, too much ura,nium into a tank My example my telephone I I accidentally d,ropped, I Chapter New word in context Example: We mad,e eAe contact and my heart began to beal lasler I 174 VocabularyLog My example I I d,on't like to make eAe conta,ct lDi,th I strangers Chapter New word in context Example: My unioersity is rnw about a ten-m'inute walk away My example I Mg schnol i,s aJine-mi,nute utolkfrom the I subwag- I Chapter New word in context Example: At the Shih-lin Night Market, people show upt to haue a snack or a d,rink My example I like to haae a snach before I go to bd,- 175 Ch ter blurry dangerous effects (of) experiment find out go without have (trouble) imagine normal pass (a test) reasonable recover (from) spend (time) stress Chapter advice alone delicious (research) get usedto have (a party) impressions middle-class rcalize reasonable reply select worry about treat (someone)like Ch ter anumber of appeax cheaper comfortable computers convenient electronic entirely experts instantly 176 VocabulotryInder (the) Internet inventions likely perTnanent press preview replace similar (to) technology Chapter businessperson company dream earn end up fail to (work) hard hope impress impress' improve job lose (money) manager own profit profitable (money) s start out succeed success successful successfully wonder Ch ter communicate disappointed emba;rrassed experience have (trouble) pronounce respond response strangely unfortunately volunteer (do) volunteer work Chapter agree amount blame concerned convenient cool danger harmful health means popular potentially radiation retire sofbly suffer use wise wisely Ch ter aircraft crash die empty flight attendant ignore ill land passenger pilot remove shocked spot strict usual vanish Ch ter appreciate be involved in care about (a) close (relationship) fulfillment generously grow up incomplete keep (in touch) lifestyle make (a difference) message offer organization relationship sense uncomforbable unhealthy valuable volunteer Ch ter behavior boring catch up on chat with cheer common fan Ioud ruIes screaln tradition yell Chapter l0 advanced audience combine competition concentrate on creative decision describe 177 director experiment with gifted (an) instant (success) perform talented win (aprize) Chapter 11 accident accidentally atmosphere come true depend on energy environmental explode go wrong horrible injury melt necessary pollution react reaction result from safety measures source take away terribly Ch ter L2 anazing be basedon depressing eye contact fall (in love) get ma"rried include intense make up profession Qove at first) sight survey 8i; qi i; ;i, 178 VocabwlatuInd,er Ch ter 13 breathe cafeteria (go on a) date duII foolish go (well) hang out hutry look my best miss (a class) partner point at shy stressful subway station take time tardy traffic (aten-minute) walk Ch ter14 collection cultural go on hang around have (a snack) heritage island leisurely lose (a war) make (a stop) man-made market museum natural (at a leisurely) pace passengers show up species sights treasures view (a natural) wonder Oxford UniversityPress lsBN0-19-437700-8 ... of Oxford University Press ISBN 0-1 9-4 3770 0-8 Copyright @ 2002 Oxford University Press Library Data of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Lee Linda 1950Select Readings- Pre- Intermediate and Erik... SelectRead"ings: Ann Mei-YuChang Ann-Marie Hadzima Beatrice Hsiao-TsuiYang Brett Rey''nolds Chia-YiSun Chi-FanLin Ching-KangLiu Christine Chen-JuChen Christopher E Cuadro Chuan-TaChao Colin Gullbery... Peng-HsiangChen Richard Solomons Robin Cheng-HsingTsai Russell Lefko Sherry Hsin-YingLi Stella Wen-HuiLi StephenMendenhall StephenSlater StevenDonald SusanShu-HuaChou Tsuh-LaiHuang Won Park Ying-ChienChang